Cooperative Agreement P20AC00448

This EPA Region 2 Cooperative Agreement award provides $442,770 in funding to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to carry out ground-truthing and analysis of two wetland mapping methods in Bergen and Atlantic Counties, New Jersey. The goal is to determine if these novel methods could improve future land use/land cover (LULC) mapping efforts across the state. Key activities include developing a quality assurance project plan, conducting field data collection and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $2,700,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). This grant will fund the acquisition of 174.35 acres of land to expand the Pomona Woods Preserve in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. The project involves purchasing three parcels of mainly upland oak and pine forest that will be incorporated into the...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The grant funding will support the acquisition of 94.1 acres of land to expand the Pomona Woods Preserve in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. The proposed project will incorporate the acquired land into the existing 171.728-acre Pomona Woods Preserve,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $5.686 million to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection through the Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards program (CFDA 11.419) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This cooperative agreement supports administration of New Jersey's federally approved Coastal Zone Management Program (NJCMP), with funding leveraging an additional $2.6 million in...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection was awarded a $11,250,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region to support the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant aims to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and adjacent to cities and towns across New Jersey. The program will provide ecosystem services and deliver social and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $501,629 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to Stockton University to conduct a biogeochemical study of bog iron in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The 3-year project, running from June 2024 to May 2027, will identify the bacterial communities that thrive on iron in the Pine Barrens' acidic bog iron seeps and examine how these bacteria chemically alter iron. The research will establish observatories at three historic...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $144,986,898 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The 5-year project, starting October 1, 2024, aims to implement a transformational resilience initiative across 16 coastal New Jersey counties. Key components include creating a resilience planning and project design pipeline, supporting resilience projects in...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) received a $450,921 Project Grant award effective January 2, 2026, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant funds implementation of on-the-ground forest management practices designed to reduce forest density and fuel loading across New Jersey's non-federal forest lands, with performance extending through July 31,...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, will provide $334,594 in funding to the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) for a 3-year project. The project aims to quantify the movement of contaminants between river sediments and marsh surfaces in the New Jersey Meadowlands. The key activities include designing and implementing a hydrology study to understand the...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810) provides $252,344 to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to complete the following deliverables by June 30, 2026: Combined bedrock and surficial geologic maps for the Ben Davis Point/Bombay Hook Island and Sea Isle City/Sea Isle City East quadrangles in New Jersey. A karst susceptibility map for the Bloomsbury quadrangle in New...